Country Presentation in Tourism Resource Efficiency, Safeguarding Natural and Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Development 11th UNWTO Asia/Pacific Executive Training Programme on Tourism policy and Strategy – PNG (2017) Upali Ratnayake, MBA in TTH, Pg.Dip in Tourism Planning , Mktg. , BA Econ. (Hons) Director / Tourism Planning & Development Sri Lanka Tourism Introduction to country with peace Upali Ratnayake MBA in TTH, Pg.Dip in Tourism Planning , Mktg. , BA Econ. (Hons) Director / Tourism Planning & Development Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 FROMTOURIST 1966 TO ARRIVALS TO SRI LANKA 500000 0 2016 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 16 - (20% growth) 3 Tourism Arrivals & Growth 4000000 3500000 3000000 Current Status 2500000 2000000 .Hotels 269 1500000 Rooms 1000000 32,000 500000 Tourist Arrivals Tourist •Other 0 acco.ns - rooms 4000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2106 2018 2019 2020 2002 2007 2012 2017 Year Airports and Sea Ports of Kankesanthurai Port Trincomalee Port (KKS Port) Sri Lanka Katunayaka International Oluvil Port Airport Vavunia Trincomalee Hingurakgoda Polonnaruwa Sigiriya Colombo South Port Mattala International Airport Ampara Galle Port Ratmalana Hambantota Port Katukurunda Koggala Hambantota Domestic Airports to be renovated 6 Present future tourism routes… 7 Case Study on Sustainable Tourism Development - Kuchcheweli Tourism Sustainability simply to us .. 9 Tourist Attractions In The Proposed Tourism Project Area In Kuchchaweli PULMUDDEI ARISIMALIE (27 KM) THIRIYAYA GIRIHANDU SEYA ( 22 km) KUCHCHAWELI RED ROCK (2 km) HOT WELLS NILAWELI BEACH PIGEON ISLAND ( 2 km) NILAWELI BEACH (4 km) WILGAM VIHARAYA (16 km) HOT WELLS (19 km) TRINCOMALEE KONESWARAM (30 km) FORT FEDRICK (29 km) PIGEON ISLAND KONESWARAM GIRIHANDU SEYA FORT FEDRICK Fort Fredrick Actions for Sustainability 1. Develop in (three) Zones Concepts – to maintain conservation as a marketing tool and keep diversity 2. Encourage renewable energy use – Propose incentives 3. Give more marks to green concepts when selecting investors 4. Development & Operations with given sustainability guidelines & best practices 5. Introduce 3 R concepts to all investment projects 6. Local Community – to; (1)link- emp’t & Supply, (2)integrate- activities & business - share benefits 7. Let every one respect SUSTANABILITY as a value 1.Develop in three Zones Concepts... • Environmentally sustainable, socially and culturally acceptable & economically viable project Mix Method …. • Bottom up approach to get involve community • (link, integrate & SME investment) Mix method selected for • Top to bottom approach better benefits for infrastructure development & & speedy Investment inflow to implementation the upper scale hotels Meeting with community leaders Meeting with GN of the area Stakeholders consultation Actions for Sustainability …team • Model Fishing village - Bhagya • Model Craft village - Anupa • Solid waste management project - Crinan • Investor selection process - Nishantha • Contraction Assistance & coordination - Janaka • Common Infrastructure dev’t - Dadeepan • Overall supervision – Senior Executive Palmira craft training centre Jungle Beach hotel with nature • Enhancement of ecosystem Encourage; 1. Renewable energy use 2. Reuse water Sustainable Goals reach… 8. Decent work and Economic Growth 12. Responsible consumption & Production 13. Action for Combating the Change 17. Partnership for the Goals .